About Mohammad Hasan Sharq
Mohammad Hasan Sharq is an Afghan former communist politician who was active in the communist government of Afghanistan. Sharq became Chairman of the Council of Ministers – the government of the Soviet-backed Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. He was selected as a compromise candidate after a loya jirga ratified a new constitution in 1987. However, the power of his office was relatively slight compared with the powers held by the presidency. Sharq was Deputy Prime Minister from 1973 to 1975 and First Deputy Prime Minister from 1975 to 1978. During 1988, two new provinces were created - Sar-e-Pol in the north and Nuristan in the northeast - by carving out territory from adjoining provinces.
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